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Sigh. Word of mouth told me going into this that it wasn’t quite as good as the first one, so this is another film that I went into with lowered expectations. Apparently I didn’t lower them low enough. It was good, and bits of it were excellent, but it could’ve been so much better.

(Incidentally, I almost did not bother seeing this in the cinema. The quickest way to kill my desire to see something on the big screen is to tell me that an extended cut will be released later on disc. In retrospect, considering how choppy some of the storytelling was here, I should’ve stayed home and waited for the blu-ray.)

I would’ve loved to have seen Whedon’s original cut of the film. First of all it would’ve fleshed out Thor’s silly cave sequence. Hopefully it would also provide a better explanation for Quicksilver and his sister flip-flopping allegiances so quickly and how Nick Fury was suddenly able to pull a helicarrier out of his ass. (Okay, yes, I know there’s a throwaway line or two in Agents Of SHIELD referencing that, but it still doesn’t explain how Coulson & Fury were able to cobble it together get it on station to help the Avengers that fast. Consider it a suspension of disbelief problem for me here.)

Do I have good things to say about it? Yeah. It was fun. The early scenes of the Avengers just hanging out were the best bits in the film. I would love Marvel to make an Avengers film that consists entirely of them spending time together in their off time. Avengers: Downtime, maybe? And James Spader frakkin’ nailed it as Ultron – I adored his level of snarkiness.

So … yeah, worth watching, could’ve been a lot better, hopefully the rumored forthcoming extended cut will make up for it.